Witchcraft: Spells In The Real World

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All throughout American history there have been numerous dark spots that have plagued us and our land. We’ve faced bombings, wars, terrorism and persecution of innocents. Most people can confirm that one of the original dark spots would have to be the witch trials of our past. Now we see these people who were slaughtered as innocents who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. But what is witchcraft. Is like Harry Potter with short incantations, potions and flying broomsticks, or is it demon worship with sacrifices and a goat's blood. For many people they believe it is make believe and just part of another story, with no structure or rules upon themselves. But sadly life itself isn’t a story and in real life witchcraft follows rules. …show more content…

They aren’t just string of words that with a wand create an instant outcome. In fact wiccan spells rarely if ever just require a wnd or have instant outcomes. Real magick comes in five different styles. They are nature, intrinsic, ceremonial, hermetic and kitchen magick. Nature magick focuses on working with the natural elements, besides fire, and uses the simplest of tools. Intrinsic magick focuses on development of your selves and uses the body and emotion as tools with this kind of magick. Ceremonial magick is the type of magick that focuses heavily on tool use and with hopes of spiritual gain. Hermetic is the easiest but also the most convoluted because practicing it is practicing a combination between philosophy and common magick. Finally there is kitchen witch magick, which is the most simple of them because it uses everyday items as tools to make life easier in daily life. These are the five most common ways to practice magick and most rarely practice outside the style that they follow, and there is no bad consequences for practicing out of the style they are working with. Also to witches themselves magick is a type of skill and as with most skills some people have more talent over others at first. Like with weatherworking or the ability to influence the weather in certain ways. Some versions of magick include tarot readings, divination, and of course spells. There are numerous spells that can affect; emotions, employment, luck, love, prosperity, safety, healing and more. Most of these spells are complex, involve a lot of ingredients and take time to begin taking effect. Amber K research has further added that when you read someone else’s spell, even the ones above, always ask yourselves three questions: “Is it ethical?” “Do I understand how it is meant to work, why it is organized as it is, and why it includes the things it does?” “How could I adapt it to work better for me?”.(Citation 1,

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